be early

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The next step will be early stage clinical trials to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the treatment in people with solid tumors and blood cancers.

From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026

“It might be early innings for this change in strategy from Strategy,” said Joshua Lim, global co-head of markets at crypto trading firm FalconX.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Clinicians are gathering iris scans, voice recordings and harnessing AI to crunch through and curate masses of data to spot signs of change that may be early indicators of future problems.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

At 35, I thought my strange symptoms had to be early menopause.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

He might be early, of course, and stocks might fall some before they rose, but that didn’t matter to him: The value was now there, and the bet would work out in the long run.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis